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Don Garlits in 2007 Garlits in 1987 Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida ) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Considered the father of drag racing , he is known as " Big Daddy " to drag racing fans around the world.
The Funny Car Eliminator title at the 1971 Winternats would go to Roland Leong's Dodge Charger, Hawaiian,. [2] with Butch Maas at the wheel. [3]Don Garlits' novel rear-engined dragster, Swamp Rat XIV, appeared at the Winternats, qualifying with 6.8; his best time of the meet was a 6.70, over Jim Dunn's 7.58, in the semi-final: Garlits would win, when Kenny Safford broke in the final. [4]
The 1970 AHRA Winter Nationals saw Robinson qualify #14 in a field of 16, only to lose in round one to #3 qualifier John Wiebe; the early loss earned Robinson US$200. [38] Robinson won TF/D at the Summernationals , at York U.S. 30 Dragway in Thomasville, Pennsylvania , [ 39 ] by beating Jim Nicoll in the final [ 40 ] It earned him US$7250. [ 41 ]
In 1962 Don Prudhomme gained national notoriety and became a touring professional after he defeated the Gotelli Speed Shop for Top Eliminator. In 1965, Garlits won Top Fuel that year, and has more than avenged his initial embarrassment, ultimately winning the March Meet an unprecedented five times. In 1966, "The Surfers" conquered Top Fuel by ...
On March 8, 1970, at Lions Drag Strip, [8] Garlits was driving Swamp Rat XIII, also called the Wynnscharger, a slingshot rail, when the vehicle suffered a catastrophic failure, and the car broke in half in front of the cockpit. [10] Garlits returned to Pomona with a brand new mid-engined car, Swamp Rat XIV, in 1971. [11]
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The NHRA Summernationals, hosted by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), was an annual drag racing event held from 1970 to 1992, 2002 to 2017 and again in 2020, mostly at the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in New Jersey.
The Gatornationals have the title of being the drag race to see the first 260-mph Top Fuel and Funny Car runs in 1984 by Joe Amato and Kenny Bernstein respectively, and the first 270-mph and 300-mph Top Fuel passes by Don Garlits and Kenny Bernstein in 1986 and 1992, respectively.